Social Media Tips for Old People

I recently did a google hangout with Ashlei Williams of PHC News.  She is young and smart and really savvy when it comes to social media.  Relatively speaking, I am old when it comes to e-marketing.  (You, too?)  We chatted it up and shared ideas for embracing new technology.  Here are a few tips... [...]

Social Media Tips for Old People2016-12-01T14:55:13+00:00

Time to Update Your Business Plan?

I am blogging on behalf of Visa Business and received compensation for my time from Visa for sharing my views in this post, but the views expressed here are solely mine, not Visa’s. Visit http://facebook.com/visasmallbiz to take a look at the reinvented Facebook Page: Well Sourced by Visa Business. The Page serves as a space [...]

Time to Update Your Business Plan?2016-12-01T14:55:13+00:00

Pin It to Win It

Have you been to Pinterest? If so, odds are you spent a lot of time there, compulsively looking at just-one-more page of beautiful images. If not, ask a few people in your life about Pinterest. You’ll get some animated responses, particularly from women, as they talk about their boards and pins and exactly how they [...]

Pin It to Win It2016-12-01T14:55:18+00:00

I’m Looking For a Struggling Family Business…

This may be an opportunity for you.  This is a casting call for family-owned business owners who are in need of a turnaround.  Here’s the scoop… Family members in the business must be 18 years old or older. Your business needs a storefront…not an in-home office. No bars or restaurants.  Interested in service businesses, home [...]

I’m Looking For a Struggling Family Business…2016-12-01T14:55:19+00:00

Have Your Boss Bankroll Your Business

Recently, Michelle (our Director of Marketing) and I went to New York City to attend a seminar. We wanted to learn new, relevant ways to expand our message of “Freedom through profitable businesses of our own.” That we did…and we met some super interesting people, too. One of my new best friends is Jennifer Gresham. [...]

Have Your Boss Bankroll Your Business2016-12-01T14:55:19+00:00

Old Fashioned New Media

Once upon a time, the best marketing you could get was one customer chatting with a friend or a colleague over a cup of coffee. It’s called “word of mouth” marketing. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about the origin of the term… George Silverman, a mathematician and statistician, pioneered word-of-mouth marketing when he created [...]

Old Fashioned New Media2016-12-01T14:55:20+00:00

Twitter like you mean it. JahFurry knows…

...the how and low down. Greetings! Did you miss my Telseminar with Jeff Newelt? Listen up. JahFurry is worth listening to...and learning from. How to tweet, facebook, blog, connect...in potent, spreadable, authentic ways. Click Here to Listen or "Rip open your chest and let 'em see your heart." ~Dale Carnegie xo$, Ellen

Twitter like you mean it. JahFurry knows…2016-12-01T14:55:24+00:00